Pain in spinal cord injuries: investigating associated factors

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic pain in patients with a spinal cord injury; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Injury of spinal cord, level unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN26442074
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Buckingham (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 11 September 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

1. Men and women with a spinal cord injury
2. English speaking
3. Experiencing chronic pain
4. Aged 18 years or over
5. Considered by health professionals/ward staff to be well enough to participate

Exclusion Criteria

1. A significant head injury or communication disorder that would impair their ability to complete questionnaires
2. Illiterate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity, measured using the Multidimensional Pain Inventory - Spinal Cord Injury and the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Pain at 3, 6 and 12 months following injury for in-patients and on one occasion with out-patients

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure at 3, 6 and 12 months after admission to the NSIC:<br>1. Catastrophising, measured using Pain Catastrophising Scale <br>2. Appraisals, measured using Appraisals of Disability: Primary and Secondary Scale <br>3. Pain acceptance, measured using Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire <br>4. Cortisol concentration, analysed using salivary samples and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay<br>5. Perceived stress, measured using Perceived Stress Scale <br>6. Mental defeat, measured by the Pain Self-Perception Scale<br>7. Anxiety and depression, measured using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale <br>8. Disability, measured using the Multidimensional Pain Inventory-SCI